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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
7
A garbled page blends gossip about newspapers and editors with early 20th century ads for Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Cascarets candy and iron horseshoes. It references a naval instructor, a double life, and a male recruit in health scrutiny.
Reports from July 4 describe the collision 60 miles south of Sable Island between the liner La Bourgogne and the Cromartyshire. The Bourgogne sank in ten minutes with 831 aboard, 260 survivors, many killed or missing. Survivors recount brutality and heroism among officers and passengers, including a brave second officer who tried to save others.
A star boarder jokes about patriotism at a meal with strawberries. He notes the dish shows red berries, white sugar, and hints that the mille is blue, as the landlady serves him.
Western capitalists reportedly plan a company to make first class wheels and sell them at a low price while Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised as a remedy for stomach liver and kidneys. The piece then questions enlistment and national service, ending with a playful jab at occupation.
An old style advertisement notes refund of sash for unsatisfied customers and offers long terms of credit. It seeks first class salesmen, no bond required, and claims mailorder profits with a 1x.00 per month guarantee. Various promotional lines and references to tobacco and cosmetics follow, including pills and soaps.
A Philadelphia reader writes of severe womb trouble and despair until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After struggling for years with illness and hysteria, she improves after a single dose and proclaims gratitude to the remedy. The letter invites others to write to Lynn Mass for advice, noting responses are by women.
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